Cleaner



Feb. 3, 1925. J". SCHERNER 1,525,092

CLEANER Filed April 29,. 192i JOHN 5 CHE'RNEP IN VE N TOR I, 4 BY HTT REY Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES K JOHN :SCHEBNER, OF MILWAUKEE, VJISCONSIN.

CLEANER.

Application filed April 29,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SoHEnNnn, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCleaners, of which the following is a specificatio-n.

My invention relates. to cleaners and the principal object of myinvention is to provide a new and improved cleaner particularly adaptedto clean electric lamps and electric lamp shades. In the drawingsaccompanying this specification and forming a part thereof I have shown,for purposes of illustration, one form of which my invention may assume.In these drawings the single figure represents an elevation of thisillustrative form of cleaner having portions thereof shown in section.

The cleaner herein shown comprises a frame 11 which may be tubular asshown. Surrounding this frame is a collar 12 to which are secured bymeans of brackets 13 and pivots 14 a plurality of arms 15 preferablythree in number. Each of these arms 15 is provided at its outer end witha hook 16 adapted to engage the rim of the lamp shade 17 to therebyclamp the cleaner to the lamp shade. Each arm 15 is operated by a rod 18and the rods 18 are secured to and movable with a collar 19 surroundingthe tubular frame 11 and adapted to be clamped in position on the frameby means of a tightening screw 20 passing through a pair of 111 s 21 onthe collar 19.

.assing through the tubular frame 11 is a shaft 22 provided at its lowerend with a crank 23 and handle 24 and at its upper end with a crank 25to which is pivotedly secured at 26 an arm 27 carrying a mass of dustingmaterial 28 such as excelsior or waste which may be reinforced and heldin position by means of a hand 29 secured to the arm 27. The arm 27 isin the form of a bell crank the second arm 30 of which is provided witha pin 31 adapted to ride in a groove 32 of a collar 33 slidably mountedupon the tubular frame 11 and movable vertically on said frame by meansof a rod 34 extending to the lower part of the frame and provided with afinger piece 35 and guided by a bracket 86. The cleaner is alsoprovidedwith an arm 37 which is provided with a hook 38 adapted to encircle thetubular frame 11 and with a hook 39 adapted to 1921. 7 Serial No.465,361.

encircle the neck 40 of the shade 17 and is also provided with a brush41 formed of any suitable material and adapted to engage the top of theshade 17. The hook 38 may be provided with a suitable finger piece 42.

In operation the arms 15 are positioned adjacent the rim of the shade 17and the collar 19 is then drawn down until the arms 15 firmly engage theshade 17 whereupon this collar 19 is clamped in position by means of thethumb screw 20. The arm 37 is then hooked over the neck 40 of the lampshade 17. The crank 23 is then turned to rotate the shaft 22 and with itthe arm 27 and the cleaning material 28 and as the cleaning material isrotated the rod 34 is raised by means of the finger piece 35 togradually swing the cleaning material 28 toward the outer rim of theshade 17 to thereby clean not only the lamp but also the entire insidesurface of the shade. The arm 37 is then rotated to clean off the top ofthe shade 17 It will be obvious from the above that I have provided anew and improved device for cleaning lamps and lamp shades. Thedisclosure herein, however, is illustrative only and my invention is notlimited thereto except as defined by the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

1. A cleaner comprising a body, a series of fingers mounted thereon andadapted to be moved to clamp to a lamp shade, means mounted on said bodyfor so moving said. fingers, and means also mounted on said body andadapted to clean at least a part of the lamp and lamp shade.

2. A cleaner comprising a body, a series of fingers mounted thereon andadapted to be moved to be clamped to a lamp and lamp shade, meansmounted on said body for so moving said fingers, and means separate fromsaid fingers and also mounted on said body adapted to clean at least apart of the lamp and lamp shade.

3. A cleaner comprising a body, means for clamping said body to a lampand lamp shade assembly, and means mounted on said body for cleaningsaid lamp and the interior of said lamp shade.

4. A cleaner comprising a body, means for clamping said body to a lampand lamp shade assembly, and means mounted on said body for cleaningsaid lamp and the interior and exterior of said lamp shade.

5. A cleaner Comprising a body, means for clamping said body to a lampand lamp shade assembly, and means mounted on said body for cleaning theinterior and exterior l of said shade.

6. A cleaner comprising cleaning means for cleaning a lamp globe and theinside of a lamp shade, means :t'or shifting said cleaning means so thatsaid cleaning means will 10 be in position to clean various portions ofsaid lamb globe and lamp shade, and means to operate said cleaning meansin any such position.

7. A cleaner comprising means for detachably clamping the cleaner to alamp 15 a shade and means, operative While safd cleaner is so clamped tosaid shade, to clean a lamp positioned Within said shade,

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to the above specification.

JOHN SGHERNER.

